{"id":43792,"date":"2026-07-09T21:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arteaporte.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=43792"},"modified":"2026-07-09T21:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:56:30","slug":"artificial-friends-af","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.arteaporte.com\/en\/prodotto\/artificial-friends-af\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Friends (AF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Una volta effettuato l\u2019acquisto, sarai messo in contatto con il nostro staff per definire la modalit\u00e0 di consegna.<br \/>\nSe hai necessit\u00e0 specifiche, puoi contattare il team di Art\u00e0porter: <a href=\"mailto:info@artaporter.it\">info@artaporter.it<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arteaporte.com\/artista\/ryan-beall\/\"><span class=\"il\">shiftr<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tecnica: \u00a0Digital artwork created in Microsoft Excel<\/p>\n<p>Dimensione: 60 x 40\u00a0cm<\/p>\n<p>Anno: 2025<\/p>\n<p>Descrizione:<\/p>\n<p>Artificial Friends (AF) is a digital work created in Microsoft Excel. 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